Planetary Science

Despite some unexpected challenges, team members are setting lofty goals for the rover in 2022

The Trojan asteroid 2020 XL5 is projected to linger in our planet’s vicinity for the next 4,000 years

Kepler-1708 b-i appears to be a giant moon orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet thousands of light-years from Earth

The rover’s latest sample collection—an effort to gather material for eventual return to Earth—is off to a rocky start

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With a density close to that of pure iron, GJ 367b may be the remnant metal-rich core of an evaporated giant world

Our planet is vulnerable to thousands of “city-killer” space rocks. If—when—one is found on a collision course with Earth, will we be ready to deflect it?

The giant planet’s hefty gravitational tug helps explain a spate of recent asteroid strikes

A new virtual model of our planet could help resolve lingering climatic uncertainties

One study suggests the Curiosity rover’s landing site is not as it seems

NASA’s Juno spacecraft peered underneath the gas giant’s dense clouds to determine the structure of its iconic spinning storm

The NASA spacecraft will loop past the never before explored Trojan asteroids during a 12-year journey